Kristin Ciriello Pothier

Global Lead, Healthcare and Life Sciences Deals Advisory, KPMG International; Principal, National Life Sciences Sector Leader

KPMG in the U.S.

As Global Lead, Healthcare and Life Sciences Deals Advisory, Kristin collaborates with the KPMG global network on a suite of approaches aimed at helping clients examine opportunities to buy, sell, partner, fund or fix an organization to add and preserve value.

Kristin is also a Principal and National Life Sciences Sector Leader with KPMG in the U.S. and leads the healthcare and life sciences strategy practice domestically and globally. Her areas of focus are commercial strategy, growth strategy, along with mergers and acquisitions for pharmaceutical, diagnostics, device, and consumer health companies, investors, and medical institutions. She also works with institutions and investors on their healthcare services strategies, diligences, and operations, including CROs, CMOs, clinical laboratory, health IT, hospital services, and clinical outreach.

Kristin has over 25 years of experience in strategy consulting and research in the healthcare and life sciences industries. She is also a thought leader in precision medicine and in clinical laboratory innovation, developing product and service strategies and operations with on-the-ground experience in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Her book, Personalizing Precision Medicine, has garnered attention worldwide for its all-inclusive and comprehensive look at global precision medicine.

  • Deal Advisory
  • Healthcare
  • Life Sciences
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Strategy
  • BA, Biochemistry, Smith College

  • Graduate degree in Clinical Epidemiology, Health Management, and Maternal and Child Health, Harvard School of Public Health